The ferrotype and how to make it - The Grian Press
The ferrotype and how to make it - The Grian Press
The ferrotype and how to make it - The Grian Press
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THE COLLODION PKOCESS. 113<br />
having s<strong>how</strong>ed a piece of work <strong>to</strong> a friend, af-<br />
terward spent six months hard labor on <strong>it</strong>.<br />
When the friend came again he admired the<br />
wonderful perfection of the statue, but could not<br />
imagine when or <strong>how</strong> the artist had bes<strong>to</strong>wed so<br />
much labor on <strong>it</strong> until <strong>it</strong> was explained.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Ferrotypist being compelled, by the na-<br />
ture of his business, <strong>to</strong> work rapidly should<br />
work deliberately ; that is, w<strong>it</strong>h thought, putting<br />
brains in his work. A quick stroke may be<br />
an efficient one ; a slow stroke may be very care-<br />
lessly <strong>and</strong> aimlessly delivered. <strong>The</strong> difference is<br />
that the former is, as <strong>it</strong> were, delivered by brain<br />
force, the latter mechanically.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Collodion process, <strong>to</strong> be worked success-<br />
fully, requires thought, care, <strong>and</strong> skill, <strong>and</strong> <strong>it</strong><br />
should be the aim of every intelligent Ferro-<br />
typist <strong>to</strong> improve his work, not being satisfied<br />
even w<strong>it</strong>h better than he has ever here<strong>to</strong>fore<br />
done; but let his aim be onward <strong>and</strong> upward,<br />
<strong>and</strong> his mot<strong>to</strong> Excelsior.<br />
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